Tokyo, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano on Tuesday unveiled the 25 members of a panel tasked with drastically reviewing the country’s basic energy policy, including some experts calling for an end to nuclear energy use.
“We chose experts from a variety of fields to ensure balanced discussions,” Edano said at a press conference.
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TOKYO (Nikkei)–Speculation over compensation payments has been at cross-purposes in government and business circles since the launch Monday of a state-backed body to financially support Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501), operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 disaster.
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Kyodo: SHIZUOKA — Legislators in a city less than 10 km from the Hamaoka nuclear power plant on Monday called for its permanent closure, citing widespread fears of a major earthquake in the area.
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VIENNA —The U.N. atomic agency said Monday it was hoping to send in early October a team of experts to assist in making safe “properly” the area around Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
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